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Need help understanding topology.

Hello.I've been modelling for a while and can create all sorts of stuff. Like these for example:Yet, I'm still struggling with some shapes to create clean topology that won't result in pinching or di…
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FrankPolygon

Armalite AR-10 3D Modelling

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I am making an Armalite AR10 3d model\nI need some critique or direction on some better techniques etc to use,\nI dont think it looks good currently\nImages below"}]…
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sacboi

can i get critic and advise on a character head

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"im making this character head, inspired by ultron and the ink demon from bendy and the dark revival, i wanted his mouth to close, but it would look wierd so i always…
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zetheros

UE5 Normal map error / displaying incorrectly

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Hello everyone!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I'm having an issue in Ue5 where my normal map is displaying incrorrectly.…
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sprunghunt

First Actual Project: Stuck on how to continue.

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Well like the title says I'm trying to finish my first actual piece. I spent the last four years in college kind of drifting until I finally settled on the Game Indu…
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Samael_12

Need advice on online studying while working full time.

[{"insert":"Hey guys I need some advice from you guys.\nSo I'm working as a full time 3D Artist in games here in Pakistan and I have got this opportunity to study 3D Environment art course online (th…
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Frankythebeast

Maya fbx export is not exporting blendshape animation.

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Alex_J

What is industry standard for texture maps creation?

[{"insert":"Hi! Can someone help, what software artists use to create texture maps? And what is the right pipeline?\nI've never used Substance Designer, but i guess it is the best solution, right? \n…
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yan4eg

MAYA BLACKENED MESH ERROR

[{"insert":"I've had this issue a few times now.\nI save out my project with it looking normal with no shading issues, but then when I reopen the project the meshes all have this shading\/UV error ma…
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Bulldog3dz

Creating roads for environments in engine

[{"insert":"I'm new to environment art and I'm currently working on an environment where I need a road like this\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploa…
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Fabi_G

Best texturing workflow for a church ?

[{"insert":"Hey folks,\nall's in the title. I have somewhat modeled this church for use within a video game. However I am absolutely unsure of what is the correct workflow to use in order to keep it …
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gnoop

Help me with the retopology.

[{"insert":"Hello everyone,\nI want to make a career in the 3D industry, as a 3D Character & Creature Artist, and retopology is an important step and I know that depending on the type of production, …
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Mitry

Hard Surface Road Map | Suggestion for my learning Goals

[{"insert":"Hello People,\nHope everyone is doing well,\nI would like someone to please create a roadmap for me, as we know there are a vast amount of tutorials available on the internet. I am litera…
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contactbps

How do I get this VFX to look much better?

[{"insert":"I followed a tutorial to recreate Kassadin's slash ability but it doesn't quite look the same.\n\nI don't know if it's that I need to make the sparks (which I didn't finish doing well) or…
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Eric Chadwick

Art Asset Management feels broken, so I built a tool to fix it.

[{"insert":"Hi, I’m Pierre. I built a tool for indies to store, version, sync, and organize art assets in the cloud.\nAs an indie, it was hard for me to organize and version art assets before they we…
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gnoop

How do i render something like this?

[{"insert":"Can it be done in Unreal 5 or only in Marmoset? I cant find any tutorials showing how it was done.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads…
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rexo12

Any idea what could cause this with 3DCoat+Maya?

[{"insert":"I made the Mug in 3DCoat and used it's Shader\/Materials to texture everything.\nI exported the object and textures, imported them into maya and all metal-like textures are way too dark. …
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garciiia

Weird shading issue [PLS HELP]

[{"insert":"Hi, I'm a beginner 3ds max user going into intermediate level by making a character. I would appreciate for some help on this shading issue at the mouth area and how to solve it? any best…
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Zixisnotavailable

Help: Issue with Legs moving weird on Character Rig

[{"insert":"I am currently working on a 3D character project and decided to get the rigging sorted out on the base model. I followed 3dEx's rigging tutorials and created the rig, controls and bound i…
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Naturesshadow

Hello everyone! im looking for more feedback regarding my portfolio.

[{"insert":"would love too start applying for Gigs when my portfolio improved. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/rerifz.artstation.com\/projects"},"insert":"ReRifz - Portfolio (artstation.com)"},{"…
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Lukes3D

Soft for texturing ZBrush model with low minimum requirements

[{"insert":"Hey! I'm new to 3d and can't seem to find solution to my problem. I have a model of avatar fully made in Zbrush. high and low poly with uv maps. Was planning on importing model further to…
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MSVertigo

[Critique severely needed] To Become Good At Anatomy

[{"insert":"I've been sculpting for quite a while as a hobby. But my problem is, I'm a ruthless perfectionist. I start something, get halfway through, see the flaws, hate it, and scrap it. But I'm no…
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carvuliero

Unknown Artifact Issue

[{"insert":"Hi Everyone! Long time visitor, first time posting. It's been a little bit since I last used Marmoset and I'm trying to bake normal maps for a character but keep running into the same Art…
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EarthQuake

Convert dwx file to 3D model in Houdini

[{"insert":"I am looking to convert a 2d architectural drawing (dwg or dwx file) to a 3d model in Houdini.\nI would like to know if you have any references.\n\nI would like to create a format for dra…
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madison

Hi everyone, first post :), could i get some CC and feedback on this generic male sculpt, please!

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GOATSAUCE

Can i export or render my uv map preview?

[{"insert":"Hi, guys i have an unussual problem. Project that im currently working on requires me to create textures for models using only base color which is really hard considering amount of detail…
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FEAR772

Help me please

[{"insert":"Hi guys. Why does this place look so weird ? I don't understand. Help\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/AP2AQBG0FNWV\/image.png","n…
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killnpc

Question: How Transparency affects Cast Shadows, and Subsurface Scattering

[{"insert":"Been encountering interesting issues where transparency and subsurface scattering coincide. I'm wondering if Marmoset 4 just doesn't support the combining of these features currently or i…
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Acute

Trying to fake DOF in scene, not game (help!)

No matter what I do, I can't get DOF to work with any camera type, any scene, even in the ones I download from Unreal's learning section. I can make the entire screen blurry or the entire screen clea…
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karpo

Would you mix translucent and solid objects in the same texture map for production?

[{"insert":"Hey, I am not sure where I have this from, but I think I've read somewhere that translucent textures and solid textures should have separate texture maps. Is there any truth to that? Or c…
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poopipe

[Help] Triplanar Projection create lines, NOT UV seams, any ideas?

[{"insert":"Hey all, \nScratching my head over this and hoping peeps can help. I am projecting a Perlin Noise texture to a cup. If I use a triplanar projection these odd lines and artifacts appear th…
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poopipe

Banishing Bell/3D Prop

[{"insert":"Hello all I'm currently doing a 3D boot camp and we are currently working on our capstone for the first section. I've chosen to do this Banishing Bell by Glenn van Driel. \n"},{"insert":…
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Enrique90

Maya randomly locks me out of selection?

As I'm modelling this occasionally happens. Some days I can go 10 hours without running into it, but other days it pops up every 5 minutes. I either need to completely close my file and create a new …
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DHRUVIN

Looking for feedback on beginner's female head sculpt

[{"insert":"2D artist here that decided to dip their toes into 3D, s***s hard! \nI have a reference face by Artgerm which I adore, any help on getting the likeness (and, well, general human proportio…
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Mithun

Adding Wires/Cables to an Environment in UE 4.27?

[{"insert":"Hi everyone!\nI'm currently working on a scene\/environment in Unreal Engine 4.27 to add to my Game Art portfolio eventually. I would very much like my scene to include several wires or c…
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Eric Chadwick

How to transition from an architecture firm to design 3D models for videogames? Entry level jobs?

[{"insert":"I have a master's degree in architecture, worked in the field for 2 years and I'm hating it. During that phase I did a lot of research to learn more about myself and specifically what I l…
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sacboi

Curvature problems

[{"insert":"Hello!\nWhen i try baking in marmorset everything works fine except my curvature map. I have this ghost seams that i dont have on my UVs. Please help\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"dat…
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EarthQuake

{HELP} Eyeball shader acts weird when I check the ray tracing option [Marmoset toolbag 4]

[{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/DETRXLDOATNZ\/1-png.png","name":"1.PNG","type":"image\/png","size":488309,"width":683,"height":253,"displaySize"…
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Athar

[Blender] Floating graphic on object from an alpha png in Cycles

[{"insert":"I'm a beginner in Blender and am doing the BlenderGuru donut tutorial(doing the cup portion of the old one and geometry nodes sprinkles of the new one), but wanted to do something more by…
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Polygonorous

ASK/HELP ¿How many texture sheets needs my AT-ST? ASK/HELP

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RaúlHG

ASK/HELP ¿How many texture sheets needs my AT-ST? ASK/HELP

[{"insert":"Hi everyone, this is the firts post that i make and I want to ask you guys for some help and advice.\nThe thing is that i have this model, i have the high and the low, and now i'm making …
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RaúlHG

can you share a file which contains assets from external sources ?

[{"insert":"So I'm thinking of delivering a UE compiled exe file to clients in future in which people can walk around in interior\/exterior of a House but I wonder if I can share the exe file if I've…
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EarthQuake

How do studios organize and keep track of game art assets and updates over years of development?

[{"insert":"Hello,\nWe're a small team looking to improve our game assets management, tracking and storage capabilities. As our projects continue and we generate more assets, I'd like to help make it…
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poopipe

Brand new artist, practice tips wanted

[{"insert":"I’m brand new to sculpting with 10 hours of experience and 2 polymodeling practices and 1 sculpt practice. I’m wondering how to “practice correctly”. \nWhat I’m wondering is should I focu…
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kanga

Normal map squares?

[{"insert":"Hello everyone! I'm having a problem with my normal map specifically in which these tiles appear underneath the texture on certain areas of the model:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"da…
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Plesiosaurus_123

What website can be used to create a library of all artworks, including older ones?

[{"insert":"TLDR: \nWhat would you be using to make a personal library and timeline with all of your art, including the really old stuff?\n----------------------------------------------\nI'm a 3D Art…
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Tiles

[Maya] Script for moving only the x of a pivot to ws 0

[{"insert":"So I recognize that this script\nxform -ws -pivots 0 0 0;\nMoves the selected objects pivot to the world space center and that the command expects 3 arguments, so if I only wanted this to…
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poopipe

[WIP] Making a Western Saloon environment in UE4, feedback appreciated

[{"insert":"Hello, I'm currently making a Western Saloon environment, and would prefer get some feedback before uploading on ArtStation :)\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us…
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Anthony_D

[Help] Post not visible after edit

[{"insert":"Hi, I edited my last post and suddenly after saving its not visible anymore. If I go to my draft page its linked there, but I cant repost it because it has to be checked first ( I guess b…
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Eric Chadwick

High to low baking issues in substance painter.

[{"insert":"Hello, I am having some trouble with a model I created. I cannot work out why I am getting errors around one of the handels after baking in substance painter. I have changed the UV's to o…
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Woolley

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